Brendan Fraser's Birth Chart: Sagittarius Sun, Taurus Moon, Taurus Rising
Actor; The Whale, The Mummy
"A physical screen presence anchored by rare endurance and quiet psychological depth."
The life of Brendan Fraser
Who is Brendan Fraser?
Brendan Fraser won the Academy Award for Best Actor in March 2023 for The Whale, two decades after his career had effectively stalled. He had been a major star through the 1990s in The Mummy and George of the Jungle. He stepped back after injuries from stunt work and a sexual assault he later described publicly. The win was widely treated as a return rather than a debut.
Brendan Fraser's defining moments, and the transits behind them
Brendan Fraser's child Griffin Fraser is born
Occurring 241 days before his son was born, a tenth-house Neptune square the Ascendant heralded an impending dissolution of Fraser's personal identity as he prepared for the role of fatherhood.
The Birth in the timeline ↓Brendan Fraser and Afton Smith divorce
The Divorce in the timeline ↓Brendan Fraser and Afton Smith marry
The Marriage in the timeline ↓95th Academy Awards
Just 7 days before the Oscars, Saturn squaring the Moon in the 11th house signaled intense social pressure and rigorous preparation during a critical power window.
The Award in the timeline ↓Brendan Fraser's birth chart
This is how a birth chart reads: the wheel plots Brendan Fraser's placements at the moment of birth, and the three below anchor everything else on this page. Try it on your own chart to run the same read on a chart of your own.
☾ Born Dec 3, 1968 · 3:28 PM EDT · IndianapolisBirth data: AASee sources
3 placements that explain this chart
Fraser pairs an eighth-house Sagittarius Sun with an out-of-bounds Taurus Moon, combining expansive curiosity with an earthy resilience. His public trajectory reflects the patience of a chart shaped by distinct planetary extremes.
Sagittarius in the eighth house brings investigative depth and reinvention to his dramatic work in films like The Whale.
Taurus out-of-bounds in the first house provides a grounded, patient physical constitution that supported his demanding stunt work.
Taurus Rising with the Moon in the first house wears its feeling on the surface at an unhurried pace. The Sagittarius Sun in the eighth house keeps the wider search much further from view.
Elements, modalities and chart signature
Twelve systems read the same birth chart twelve different ways. Match your chart to see how yours lines up with Brendan Fraser's.
This is what a whole chart looks like at once, before it breaks into individual placements: where the element and modality weight sits, and how the four quadrants divide.
Elements and modalities
Chart Signature
10 of 10 bodies mappedcardinal-heavy by a slight margin, with no element standing out.
Elements × modalities
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Elements
Modalities
Some charts hold a recognizable shape across several placements at once. This is what a pattern reading looks like when one is present.
Chart patterns that stand out
Venus conjunct an angle: right at the chart's most visible points
See celebrities with this pattern →Venus out-of-bounds: operating outside its usual rules
See celebrities with this pattern →Frequencies are measured against the profile corpus, not asserted.
Brendan Fraser in twelve systems: Human Design, Vedic, Gene Keys and more
the full reading
13 placements in the chart signature →The same birth data, read through each system in turn: this is what a full multi-system reading looks like on one chart.
Natal Chart
placidus houses
Natal Chart snapshot
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Exact planetary positions
● Sun, Moon or chart ruler · ℞ retrograde
| Body | Position | House | Motion | Theme | Sabian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North node | ♈︎ Aries 7°37' | 12 | ℞ | — | Overcoming |
| Saturn | ♈︎ Aries 18°59' | 12 | ℞ | — | Transcendence |
| ● Moon | ♉︎ Taurus 29°41' | 1 | -Direct | — | Display |
| Lilith | ♊︎ Gemini 18°47' | 2 | -Direct | — | Tradition |
| Pluto | ♍︎ Virgo 24°57' | 6 | -Direct | — | Memorial |
| Jupiter | ♎︎ Libra 2°41' | 6 | -Direct | — | Renewal |
| Uranus | ♎︎ Libra 3°25' | 6 | -Direct | — | Fellowship |
| Mars | ♎︎ Libra 14°48' | 6 | -Direct | — | Cycles |
| Neptune | ♏︎ Scorpio 26°50' | 7 | -Direct | — | Pageantry |
| Mercury | ♐︎ Sagittarius 9°57' | 8 | -Direct | — | Fortune |
| ● Sun | ♐︎ Sagittarius 11°45' | 8 | -Direct | — | Metamorphosis |
| ● Venus | ♑︎ Capricorn 22°46' | 10 | -Direct | — | Honor |
| Chiron | ♓︎ Pisces 28°52' | 12 | ℞ | — | Differentiation |
| South node | ♎︎ Libra 7°37' | — | -Direct | — | — |
| House | Cusp sign | Degree | Planets |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 1 | ♉︎ Taurus | 8°06' | Moon |
| House 2 | ♊︎ Gemini | 8°12' | Lilith |
| House 3 | ♋︎ Cancer | 0°34' | - |
| House 4 | ♋︎ Cancer | 21°49' | - |
| House 5 | ♌︎ Leo | 16°33' | - |
| House 6 | ♍︎ Virgo | 20°47' | Pluto, Jupiter, Uranus, Mars |
| House 7 | ♏︎ Scorpio | 8°06' | Neptune |
| House 8 | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 8°12' | Mercury, Sun |
| House 9 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 0°34' | - |
| House 10 | ♑︎ Capricorn | 21°49' | Venus |
| House 11 | ♒︎ Aquarius | 16°33' | - |
| House 12 | ♓︎ Pisces | 20°47' | North node, Saturn, Chiron |
Full aspects · 26
- Moon Sesquiquadrate Mars0.1°
- Saturn Sextile Lilith0.2°
- Jupiter Conjunction Uranus0.7°
- Moon Sextile Chiron0.8°
- Sun Conjunction Mercury1.8°
- Neptune Sextile Pluto1.9°
- Neptune Trine Chiron2.0°
- Venus Trine Pluto2.2°
- Mercury Trine North node2.3°
- Moon Opposition Neptune2.9°
- Moon Trine Jupiter3.0°
- Sun Sextile Mars3.0°
- Moon Trine Uranus3.7°
- Venus Square Saturn3.8°
- Jupiter Opposition Chiron3.8°
- Pluto Opposition Chiron3.9°
- Mars Trine Lilith4.0°
- Sun Trine North node4.1°
- Mars Opposition Saturn4.2°
- Uranus Opposition North node4.2°
- Uranus Opposition Chiron4.5°
- Moon Trine Pluto4.7°
- Jupiter Opposition North node4.9°
- Sun Opposition Lilith7.0°
- Mars Opposition North node7.2°
- Jupiter Conjunction Pluto7.7°
Chart patterns
House system: placidus · Birth time: sourced, Rodden AA · Angles trusted
Transits
Lifetime cosmic weather & power windows
Brendan Fraser and Afton Smith marry
Wikidata P26 claim on Q193555, P580 start time qualifier at year precision.
Rahu dasha · Personal year 6 · Pinnacle 6
No dated transit window covers this date in Brendan Fraser's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
- 4 QUIET YEARS
Brendan Fraser's child Griffin Fraser is born
Rahu dasha · Personal year 1 · Pinnacle 6
Editorial note · Neptune square Ascendant
Occurring 241 days before his son was born, a tenth-house Neptune square the Ascendant heralded an impending dissolution of Fraser's personal identity as he prepared for the role of fatherhood.
Brendan Fraser's chart on the day of a birth, 2002Collapse
Mar 21Sep 17Mar 16Mar 21, 2002 – Mar 16, 2003 · 360 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune sextile Mercuryslow
- Neptune square Ascendantslow
- Pluto sextile Marsslow
- Jupiter square Ascendantfast
- North Node opposition Mercuryfast
- North Node opposition Sunfast
- Jupiter trine Mercuryfast
Brendan Fraser's child Holden Fraser is born
Rahu dasha · Personal year 3 · Pinnacle 9
Editorial note · Neptune sextile Sun
Arriving 69 days after Holden's birth, Neptune sextile Sun in the tenth house brought a gentle, inspiring glow to Fraser's public life as he settled into this new chapter of fatherhood.
Brendan Fraser's chart on the day of a birth, 2004Collapse
Mar 31Aug 16Jan 1Mar 31, 2004 – Jan 1, 2005 · 276 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron conjunction Venusslow
- Neptune trine Marsslow
- Saturn opposition Venusslow
- Chiron conjunction Midheavenslow
- Saturn opposition Midheavenslow
- Neptune sextile Sunslow
- Jupiter trine Venusfast
- Jupiter trine Midheavenfast
12th Screen Actors Guild Awards
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 5 · Pinnacle 9
Editorial note · Saturn square Ascendant
Four days before the ceremony, Saturn squared the Ascendant from the fourth house, marking a weighty power window of professional reckoning and earned public recognition.
Brendan Fraser's chart on award day, 2006Collapse
Dec 30Jan 29Feb 28Dec 30, 2005 – Feb 28, 2006 · 60 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Uranus square Mercuryslow
- Saturn square Ascendantslow
- Uranus sextile Ascendantslow
Brendan Fraser's child Leland Fraser is born
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 5 · Pinnacle 9
Editorial note · Chiron sextile Mercury
Arriving 13 days after Leland's birth, Chiron sextile Mercury in the tenth house brought healing reflection and mindful perspective to Fraser's public role.
Brendan Fraser's chart on the day of a birth, 2006Collapse
Mar 22May 2Jun 12Mar 22 – Jun 12, 2006 · 82 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron square Ascendantslow
- Chiron sextile Mercuryslow
Brendan Fraser and Afton Smith divorce
Wikidata P26 claim on Q193555, P582 end time qualifier at year precision.
Jupiter dasha · Personal year 6 · Pinnacle 9
No dated transit window covers this date in Brendan Fraser's chart.
A quiet chart is a reading, not a gap.
- 16 QUIET YEARS
80th Golden Globe Awards (Nominations Announced)
Saturn dasha · Personal year 4 · Pinnacle 9
Editorial note · Chiron trine Sun
Eighteen days before the nominations, Chiron trined the twelfth-house Sun, offering private validation and quiet healing before public recognition arrived.
Brendan Fraser's chart on award day, 2023Collapse
Sep 23Jan 10Apr 29Sep 23, 2022 – Apr 29, 2023 · 218 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Neptune sextile Venusslow
- Chiron opposition Marsslow
- Pluto trine Moonslow
- Chiron trine Sunslow
- Neptune sextile Midheavenslow
- North Node conjunction Ascendantfast
95th Academy Awards
Saturn dasha · Personal year 4 · Pinnacle 9
Editorial note · Saturn square Moon
Just 7 days before the Oscars, Saturn squaring the Moon in the 11th house signaled intense social pressure and rigorous preparation during a critical power window.
Brendan Fraser's chart on award day, 2023Collapse
Sep 23Mar 12Aug 29Sep 23, 2022 – Aug 29, 2023 · 340 days
Birth time recorded to the minute · all contacts shown
- Chiron opposition Marsslow
- Pluto trine Moonslow
- Saturn square Moonslow
- Jupiter opposition Marsfast
Human Design
Mental Projector on the Right Angle Cross of Consciousness
Operating by waiting for correct invitations aligns with his distinct career rhythm of long pauses followed by major collaborative recognition.
Human Design snapshot
The Right Angle Cross of Consciousness
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Centers · 2 defined / 7 open
| Centre | State | What it governs |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Defined | — |
| Ajna | Defined | — |
| Throat | Open | — |
| G identity | Open | — |
| Heart will | Open | — |
| Sacral | Open | — |
| Solar plexus | Open | — |
| Spleen | Open | — |
| Root | Open | — |
Chart properties
Signature
When the strategy is working
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Not-self theme
When it isn't
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Personality activations · 12
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 5.1 |
| · Earth | 35.1 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 8.6 |
| ☊ North node | 17.4 |
| ☋ South node | 18.4 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 9.5 |
| ♀︎ Venus | 61.3 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 48.6 |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | 46.5 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 51.5 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 14.3 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 6.3 |
Design activations · 11
| Planet | Gate.Line |
|---|---|
| ☉︎ Sun | 64.3 |
| · Earth | 63.3 |
| ☽︎ Moon | 37.1 |
| ☊ North node | 21.1 |
| ☋ South node | 48.1 |
| ☿︎ Mercury | 18.3 |
| ♂︎ Mars | 4.2 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 42.5 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 46.1 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 43.6 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 47.6 |
Defined channels · 2
Centres and channels derive from the combined design (88° solar arc pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set; lines come from planetary longitude.
Gene Keys
Gene Key 5 Life's Work moving from Impatience to Patience
His trajectory highlights a transition from restless exertion to the steady, natural timing required for lasting artistic renewal.
Gene Keys snapshot
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Hologenetic Profile
Activation Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Life's Work | Gene Key 5 Conscious Sun | |
| Evolution | Gene Key 35 Conscious Earth | |
| Radiance | Gene Key 64 Unconscious Sun | |
| Purpose | Gene Key 63 Unconscious Earth |
Venus Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Gene Key 37 | |
| IQ | Gene Key 61 | |
| EQ | Gene Key 48 | |
| SQ | Gene Key 18 |
Pearl Sequence
| Sphere | Key | Shadow → Gift → Siddhi |
|---|---|---|
| Vocation | Gene Key 4 | |
| Culture | Gene Key 64 | |
| Pearl | Gene Key 46 |
Rings, codons & partners
Gene Keys derive from the same combined design (88 days pre-birth) and personality (natal) gate set as Human Design, read through the shadow → gift → siddhi spectrum rather than defined/undefined centres.
Vedic Nakshatras
Sidereal lunar mansions & dashas
Vedic Nakshatras snapshot
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Nakshatra placements · 14
● shown in snapshot · scrolls →
| Body | Nakshatra | Pada | Sidereal | Ruler | Deity | Animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascendant | Bharani | 1 | Aries 14° | Venus | Yama | Male Elephant |
| ● Moon | Krittika | 3 | Taurus 6° | Sun | Agni | Female Sheep |
| Lilith | Mrigashira | 1 | Taurus 25° | Mars | Soma | Female Serpent |
| Pluto | Uttara phalguni | 2 | Virgo 1° | Sun | Aryaman | Male Cow |
| Jupiter | Uttara phalguni | 4 | Virgo 9° | Sun | Aryaman | Male Cow |
| Uranus | Hasta | 1 | Virgo 10° | Moon | Savitar | Female Buffalo |
| Mars | Hasta | 4 | Virgo 21° | Moon | Savitar | Female Buffalo |
| Neptune | Anuradha | 1 | Scorpio 3° | Saturn | Mitra | Female Deer |
| Mercury | Anuradha | 4 | Scorpio 16° | Saturn | Mitra | Female Deer |
| Sun | Jyeshtha | 1 | Scorpio 18° | Mercury | Indra | Male Deer |
| Venus | Uttara ashadha | 1 | Sagittarius 29° | Sun | Vishvadevas | Female Cow |
| Chiron | Uttara bhadrapada | 1 | Pisces 5° | Saturn | Ahir Budhnya | Female Cow |
| North node | Uttara bhadrapada | 4 | Pisces 14° | Saturn | Ahir Budhnya | Female Cow |
| Saturn | Revati | 3 | Pisces 25° | Mercury | Pushan | Male Elephant |
Maha Dasha timeline · 9
| Ruler | Span | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Dec 3, 1968 → Aug 9, 1970 | - |
| Moon | Aug 9, 1970 → Aug 9, 1980 | - |
| Mars | Aug 9, 1980 → Aug 9, 1987 | - |
| Rahu | Aug 9, 1987 → Aug 9, 2005 | - |
| Jupiter | Aug 9, 2005 → Aug 9, 2021 | - |
| Saturn | Aug 9, 2021 → Aug 9, 2040 | Now |
| Mercury | Aug 9, 2040 → Aug 9, 2057 | - |
| Ketu | Aug 9, 2057 → Aug 9, 2064 | - |
| Venus | Aug 9, 2064 → Aug 9, 2084 | - |
Antardashas within Saturn
Sub-periods exist only for the running maha dasha; the other eight rows carry none by design, so they show none.
| Ruler | Span |
|---|---|
| Saturn | Aug 9, 2021 → Aug 11, 2024 |
| Mercury | Aug 11, 2024 → Apr 22, 2027 |
| Ketu | Apr 22, 2027 → May 30, 2028 |
| Venus | May 30, 2028 → Jul 31, 2031 |
| Sun | Jul 31, 2031 → Jul 12, 2032 |
| Moon | Jul 12, 2032 → Feb 10, 2034 |
| Mars | Feb 10, 2034 → Mar 22, 2035 |
| Rahu | Mar 22, 2035 → Jan 26, 2038 |
| Jupiter | Jan 26, 2038 → Aug 9, 2040 |
Ayanamsa: 23.423 · Dasha system: Vimshottari · Ascendant nakshatra omitted: no trusted birth time
Mayan Tzolkin
Kin 208 · Red Moon · Cosmic
Mayan Tzolkin snapshot
Muluc · Cosmic tone
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●Seal & tone
Oracle relations
Kin from birth date against the 260-day count, Dreamspell correlation · Seal = kin mod 20, tone = kin mod 13
Numerology
Life Path 3
Numerology snapshot
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Core numbers
Chinese Zodiac
monkey · earth
Chinese Zodiac snapshot
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| Pillar | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 戊 | 申 |
| Month | 癸 | 亥 |
| Day | 丁 | 卯 |
| Hour | 戊 | 申 |
Day master
丁 anchors this Four Pillars reading: the Day pillar's Heavenly Stem, and the one value here that never depends on a recorded birth time.
Inner animals
Solar calendar; year boundary at the start of spring, not January 1.
Tarot Birth Cards
The Empress represents embodied warmth and material resilience
This card reflects a tactile, sensory approach to his craft and a natural ability to convey vulnerability through physical presence.
Tarot Birth Cards snapshot
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The reduction
| Card | Title | Keywords | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Personality & Soul | The Empress | abundance, nurturing, fertility, creativity | Generative, nurturing power — growth that comes from care rather than force. |
Year card for 2026 · turns over 1 Jan 2027
Birth-date reduction against the 22 Major Arcana; year card recomputed for the current calendar year at each rebuild
Arabic Parts
Lots, formulas & sensitive points
Arabic Parts snapshot
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Lots on the wheel
Lots · 8
The body and worldly fortune; where material and emotional well-being converge. Reveals how you attract abundance and physical vitality.
The mind and spiritual purpose; the inverse of Fortune. Reveals conscious intent, vocation, and the soul's directional momentum.
Triumph through sustained effort; favorable outcomes earned by aligning ambition with discipline and structure.
Binding obligation and fated constraint; the circumstances that must be endured or worked through rather than chosen.
Reckoning and karmic consequence; the area of life where past choices return to be faced directly.
Desire, passion, and erotic magnetism; where attraction and creative drive merge. Reveals the nature of what you most deeply crave.
Partnership destiny and the nature of committed bonds; reveals the quality and karma of your most significant unions.
Boldness, daring, and the warrior spirit; where you find the nerve to act and the audacity to lead.
Sabian Symbols
Sagittarius 12 shows a flag turning into an eagle and greeting the dawn
This image mirrors a life pattern of major symbolic transformation, emerging into a fresh chapter after years of endurance.
Sabian Symbols snapshot
Sun · Sagittarius 11°45'
A flag turns into an eagle; the eagle into a chanticleer saluting the dawn
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Feng Shui
Kua 1
Feng Shui snapshot
Favorable: Southeast, East, South, North
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Supportive directions
Directions to avoid
Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) method · Kua number from birth year and gender
The Sage
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Begin your journeyQuestions about Brendan Fraser's birth chart
What is Brendan Fraser's zodiac sign?
Brendan Fraser's Sun sign is Sagittarius.
What is Brendan Fraser's moon and rising sign?
Brendan Fraser has a Taurus Moon and a Taurus rising.
When was Brendan Fraser born?
Brendan Fraser was born on Dec 3, 1968.
How reliable is this birth data?
This chart carries a Rodden rating of AA: the standard scale astrologers use to grade how well-documented a birth time is. Verified by a birth certificate or official record: full chart shown, including houses and the rising sign.
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